Decumanus (Roman city)

Plan of Roman Cologne

Ancient Naples, decumani in red

A decumanus (plural decumani) was the Latin name given to each of the east–west-oriented streets in a Roman city or castrum (military camp).^[1] In the rectangular street grid of the typical Roman city plan, the decumani were crossed by the perpendicular cardines, the north–south streets.

The main, or central, decumanus was the Decumanus Maximus, or sometimes simply the Decumanus.^[2]

References[]

^ John E. Stambaugh (1 May 1988). The Ancient Roman City. JHU Press. pp. 283–. ISBN 978-0-8018-3692-3.
^ The City Walls of Pompeii: Perceptions and Expressions of a Monumental Boundary by Ivo van der Graaff, M.A. Dissertation. Graduate School of The University of Texas, p. 90

[Stambaugh1988-1] John E. Stambaugh (1 May 1988). The Ancient Roman City. JHU Press. pp. 283–. ISBN 978-0-8018-3692-3.

[2] The City Walls of Pompeii: Perceptions and Expressions of a Monumental Boundary by Ivo van der Graaff, M.A. Dissertation. Graduate School of The University of Texas, p. 90

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